BUT THEY ARE VERY CLOSE. THIS HEARTBEAT ABORTION BILL COULD PASS THE MISSOURI HOUSE TONIGHT. OR THEY COULD WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW WHICH IS THE LAST DAY OF THE SESSION. BUT THE BILL IS COMING AND IT WILL PASS. REPUBLICANS DOMINATE THE MISSOURI HOUSE. AND MANY OF THEM LIKE THIS TOU BILL AGAINST ABORTION. HOUSE SPEAKER ELIJAH HAAHR. >> I THINK IT IS THE BOLDEST, MOST COMPREHENSIVE PRO-LIFE LEGISLATION IN THE COUNTRY. >> WE’RE GOING TO PUT UP A FIGHT. WE’RE GOING TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST IT. BUT WE DON’T HAVE THE NUMBERS. MICHEAL: KANSAS CITY DEMOCRAT GREG RAZER IT BANS ABORTIONS AFTER EIGH WEEKS. IT DOES NOT MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR THE VICTIMS OF RAPE OR INCEST. BUT IT DOES ALLOW FOR ABORTION IN MEDICAL EMERGENCIES. AND IT’S A MAJOR VICTORY FOR THE STATE’S PRO-LIFE MOVEMENT. BUT IT MAY NOT BE THE LAW THAT CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS AND THE SUPREME COURT USE OVERTURN THE ROE VERSUS WADE ABORTION RULIN >> I’M NOT CERTAIN ON THA I DON’T KNOW IF JUDGE ROBERTS WANTS TO DO IT ON A 5-4 DECISION. MICHEAL: A COURT CHALLENGE IS ALMOST A LOCK. >> SEE YOU IN COURT. THAT’S RIGHT. I THIK THERE WILL BE A NUMBER OF STATES. LIKE I SAY, I’M NOT SURE WHI STATE WILL BE FIRST. >> OUR BILL IS NOT DESIGNED TO ATTRACT LEGAL CHALLENGES IT IS DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND ONE. I ALSO THINK IF WE ARE TAKEN T COURT, WE HAVE DRAFTED THE MOST LEGALLY DEFENSIBLE BILL POSSIBLE. MICHEAL: AS WE SAY, THE HEARTBEAT BILL COULD COME UP TONIGHT ON THE FLOOR OF THE MISSOURI HOUSE FOR FINAL PASSAGE. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE COULD CLEAR THE DECKS OF REMAINING LEGISLATION. THEY ARE DOWN TO THEIR LAST TWO DAYS. TH THEY COULD BRING UP THE HEARTBEAT BILL FRIDAY MORNING THEN PASS IT WHERE THE GOVERNOR IS SURE TO SIGN IT. THEN THEY GO HOME WITH A HUGE POLITICAL PRIZE, A VER T

Missouri's Republican-led Legislature has approved a ban on abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy, and GOP Gov. Mike Parson is expected to sign it.House lawmakers gave the sweeping abortion bill final approval Friday.The proposed ban allows exceptions only in medical emergencies, but not in cases of rape or incest.The Missouri legislation comes after Alabama's governor signed a bill Wednesday making performing an abortion a felony in nearly all cases.Republican-led legislatures around the U.S. are imposing new abortion restrictions, hoping the conservative justices will overturn the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn its landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion.Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio and Georgia have approved bans on abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can occur in about the sixth week of pregnancy.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. —

Missouri's Republican-led Legislature has approved a ban on abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy, and GOP Gov. Mike Parson is expected to sign it.

House lawmakers gave the sweeping abortion bill final approval Friday.

The proposed ban allows exceptions only in medical emergencies, but not in cases of rape or incest.

The Missouri legislation comes after Alabama's governor signed a bill Wednesday making performing an abortion a felony in nearly all cases.

Republican-led legislatures around the U.S. are imposing new abortion restrictions, hoping the conservative justices will overturn the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn its landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion.

Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio and Georgia have approved bans on abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can occur in about the sixth week of pregnancy.